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4. It must be a perfect Trust, 1 Pet. 1.13. Trust perfectly in ⟨p. 50⟩the grace revealed. Perfect, I say, not in respect of the measures and degrees of Trust, there is none such here: But yet perfect in respect of the nature of it; i. e. there must be a full carrying of the soul over to Christ, and a full rolling and resting on him. It cannot be meant of the perfection of degrees, for there can be no such absolute perfection, to which another degree may not be added; there is none so perfect in faith, but that he may be more perfect; none so strong, but that he may be stronger; although we cannot be more justified to day, than we were yesterday, in the sight of God. For we say, that Gratia remittens or justificans, the justifying grace of God admits of no degrees, is not capable of magis & minus. Yet the assurance of our Justification is, a man may be more assured of his Justification to day, than he was yesterday.

4. It must be a perfect Trust, 1 Pet. 1.13. Trust perfectly in ⟨p. 50⟩the grace revealed. Perfect, I say, not in respect of the measures and degrees of Trust, there is none such here: But yet perfect in respect of the nature of it; i. e. there must be a full carrying of the soul over to Christ, and a full rowling and resting on him. It cannot be meant of the perfection of degrees, for there can be no such absolute perfection, to which another degree may not be added; there is none so perfect in faith, but that he may be more perfect; none so strong, but that he may be stronger; although we cannot be more justified to day, than we were yesterday, in the sight of God. For we say, that Gratia remittens or justificans, the justifying grace of God admits of no degrees, is not capable of magis & minus. Yet the assurance of our Justification is, a man may be more assured of his Justification to day, than he was yesterday.